Cue the medal ceremony music from “A New Hope.” “Star Wars” action figures have been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame, along with good ol’ dominoes. The galaxy’s coolest action figures and the classic tabletop game won out from a field of 12 finalists, which included little green army men, Clue, Lite-Brite, the Magic 8 Ball, Simon, Twister, the Fisher-Price Corn Popper push toy, the pogo stick, sidewalk chalk and the tea set.

As the NTHF notes, the 3.75-inch “Star Wars” figures — such as my first-ever figure Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa and more than 100 others — were sold from 1978 to 1985 and again from the mid-1990s to the present. As I blogged before, Kenner introduced “Star Wars” figures in late 1977 as a mail-in certificate for Luke, Leia, R2-D2 and Chewbacca. The toys didn’t actually hit mailboxes and store pegs until ’78.

Like most NTHF inductees, “Star Wars” figures are all about open-ended imaginative play — and of course ridiculous collectable nostalgia and sheer love of all things Force for us bigger kids of voting age.

The figures will have plenty of company in the Hall at The Strong in Rochester, NY. Other Toy Hall of Fame inductees include G.I. Joe, Barbie, the Atari 2600 game system, LEGO, Monopoly and the View-Master. See the complete list of inductees here.